>     I've noticed that when I ride or drive X here lately
 > his bowls seem to be VERY loose ..... it'll get so bad that
 > it'll be just like icky brownish/greenish water down his
 > back legs.   This has been going on since I've been working
 > him on a regular basis.
 > [deletions]
 >     When I'm riding he will stop - expand his belly and
 > sometimes it's gas - sometimes it's semi-firm - and sometimes
 > it's really runny ..... like I said before, this only seems
 > to happen when I'm riding or driving regularily.
 >
 >     I've branned him a little extra .... give him corn oil
 > everyday on his feed .... have even gotten some of that
 > psyllium (sp) ..... thought maybe it was a sand colic type
 > thing.  Other than the 'runnies' he seems to be fine.
 
I see three possible causes for X's problem here; no doubt the others will 
chime in with their own experience since I have zilch.
 
1) Nerves, etc.  It does seem possible that the stress of work (riding, 
driving) could cause the problem.  On the other hand, you say he shows no 
other signs of nervousness or resistence, so let's move on ....
 
2) Corn oil.  Wonder if the extra 'grease' is just too much for him. 
 Wonder if the combination of too much corn oil and the bran could 
be 'cleaning him out', if you know what I mean.  Is there a reason you need 
to give him corn oil?  Is his diet short of other roughage? 
 
3) Exercise.  Maybe I'm wrong, but if my memory is correct, exercise 
stimulates the gut and helps keep everything moving, right?  So maybe there's 
something amiss in the combination of feeding and exercise times.  When do 
you feed him and when do you work him?
 
Anyhow, I wonder if part of the problem might be the combination of too much 
corn oil, work too close to feeding time, and the exercise all together.   I 
know *my* gut is unhappy when I eat too much greasy food at lunch and then 
run around at my job immediately afterwords. 
 :-(
 
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